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landed at RAF Valley while the base was closed for maintenance work. Initially staff thought it was an emergency landing, but the pilot said he landed there "to go to the beach". When told about the lockdown and coronavirus restrictions he was reported to have replied "it was okay, because he had
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ended, and over 2,600 bombers passed through on their way back to the US for redeployment, each carrying 20 passengers and crew. The USAAF Movement
Section closed in September 1945, and in June 1947 the airfield was put on a care and maintenance basis.
851:) to Texan (RAF Valley) in a major investment by the UK Military Flying Training System. The squadron operates a fleet of 10 Texan T.1s, so that RAF Valley is now home to two-thirds of fast jet training, delivering both basic and advanced courses.
1112:. Flights from RAF Valley to Cardiff stopped after the first set of government Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in March 2020. On 8 June 2022, the Welsh Government axed the service, leaving the purpose-built civilian airport terminal disused.
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Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, an engineer. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant David Stark, survived and was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Because of the large scale USAAF activities at Valley, RAF operations were scaled down, but on 1 November 1944, No. 1528 BAT Flight re-formed here operating
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jet trainers were received on 7 November 1962 and many examples of the type were successfully operated for many years. These were supplemented by
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reformed at Valley on 8 September 2018. The squadron operates the Hawk T.2 alongside No. 4 Squadron as part of No. 4 Flying
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Tuesday 10 September 2013.
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988
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4 FTS Gnat T.1 trainers in the Valley maintenance hangar in 1967
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RAF Valley's USAAF ferry role was reversed as soon as the
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Valley.
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HAR.3/3A, and prepare them for their SAR operations.
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training role until moving out on 17 December 1945.
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668:Gate Guardian of RAF Valley Hawker Hunter WV396.
587:formed at Valley in October 1941, equipped with
1450:"No. 25 Squadron returning to fly the Hawk T.2"
3021:List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom
1604:"No. 25 Squadron returning to fly the Hawk T2"
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1220:Data current as of October 2006. Source:
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1762:. Air-Britain (Historians) Limited.
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1677:"North-south airline is revealed"
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1724:. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
1347:"BBC News - 12th September 2013"
1236:at Great Circle Mapper. Source:
1122:List of Royal Air Force stations
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360:RAF Valley Mountain Rescue Team
153:RAF Valley (the United Kingdom)
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356:HQ RAF Mountain Rescue Service
156:Show map of the United Kingdom
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1679:. BBC News. 21 February 2007.
1632:. Royal Air Force. 6 May 2016
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894:and decided to land there as
805:(UKMFTS). On 20 March 2018 a
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608:United States Army Air Forces
2261:British Overseas Territories
1743:. Patrick Stephens Limited.
1690:Osborne, Rob (8 June 2022).
1234:Airport information for EGOV
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932:No. 4 Flying Training School
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710:No. 7 Flying Training School
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525:Valley (Y Fali) or Y Dyffryn
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1070:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
1036:No.1 Flying Training School
963:No.1 Flying Training School
944:Operational Conversion Unit
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700:to train fighter pilots on
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1303:Sturtivant, 1997, p. 39
1150:A dictionary of mottoes
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630:and on 18 February, 62
394:11 metres (36 ft)
244:No. 22 Group (Training)
2062:intelligence gathering
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1720:Halley, J.J. (1988).
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120:Shown within Anglesey
80:In Adversis Perfugium
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1739:Smith, D.J. (1981).
1267:Halley, 1988, p. 342
1258:Halley, 1988, p. 478
1029:Beechcraft Texan T.1
742:, part of the RAF's
733:Hawker Siddeley Hawk
702:de Havilland Vampire
549:Bristol Beaufighters
500:Beechcraft Texan T.1
367:Airfield information
309:Garrison information
187:53.24806°N 4.53528°W
123:Show map of Anglesey
3072:Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
1484:on 26 February 2022
1401:. 26 September 2017
1294:Smith, 1981, p. 200
1276:Smith, 1981, p. 199
1249:Smith, 1981, p. 196
1146:Pine, L.G. (1983).
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967:Airbus Jupiter HT.1
934:(No. 4 FTS) trains
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907:Role and operations
874:. The MoD told the
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